Alessi tea rex kettle
- Alessi Tea Rex Kettle Designed by Michael Graves in 1985
- The Kettle with the red bird-shaped whistle became one of the icons of 20th century design
- To mark the 30th anniversary of this famous kettle
- Graves redesigns the whistle
- Turning the little bird into a charming supernatural reptile
- A prehistoric
- Mythological and futuristic creature at the same time
- The choice of the dragon and its colour an intense jade green is a reference on the part of the designer to the Chinese culture for whom these beings symbolise strength and fortune
- Manufactured from 18
- 10 stainless steel and
| Alessi | The Design Factory A journey inside and outside Alessi to discover a Factory of Italian Design |
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| Alessigraphy | The geography of Alessi production SINCE THE COMPANY S foundation in 1921 the majority of Alessi products have been manufactured through the cold working of metals a tradition that is kept alive today by the skilled workers at the Crusinallo plant in Omegna Over time Alessi also began to work with many other materials such as porcelain glass wood and plastic A specific production method was developed for each one Even when production takes place outside the Crusinallo plant Alessi s guidelines guarantee the company s original production quality standards continuing to reconcile industrial technological complexity with an artisanal eye for detail The objects produced from the different materials are manufactured in various production plants across the world They remain original Alessi objects in that they are conceived with the same design excellence and produced with the same attention to quality that sets the company s products apart The |
| Designer | Michael Graves Born in Indianapolis he teaches architecture in Princeton since 1962 His architectural works include the Portland Building and the Humana Building the extension of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Newark Museum He created the best selling 9093 kettle for Alessi Michael Graves died in 2015 |
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